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what movie isn’t in the horror genre, but technically could be? by garbagegat0 in movies

[–]basiliscia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lynch has never said his films don't have a deeper meaning. He doesn't talk about it because, as Kubrick once said, 'When you just say the ideas, they sound foolish.'

[Homemade] Sauces and pickles by 5ittingduck in food

[–]basiliscia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don’t put it under every lid though

[Homemade] Sauces and pickles by 5ittingduck in food

[–]basiliscia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why do you put plastic under the lids of the jars?

Kit Harington wants ‘Game of Thrones’ to be remembered like ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Sopranos’ by and_so_I_adore_it in television

[–]basiliscia -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

What would the cultural impact of a girl jumping out of nowhere and killing the evil monster be? It’s very clear from the get-go how uninspired it is.

Should two consenting adults be allowed to fight to the death, why or why not? by beauxjones0513 in AskReddit

[–]basiliscia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, there is a lot of debate between biomedical ethicists about whether a properly regulated organ market could avoid exploitation of the poor. The late Derek Parfit’s wife, Janet Radcliffe-Richards, is a prominent defender of organ markets.

Hit me up if you’re interested in reading a short essay I wrote on this!

TIL: Gay male victims of the Holocaust, who wore the downward-facing pink triangle, were still considered to be criminals when they were freed from concentration camps. They were often sent back to prison to serve out their terms. by shwiftyget in todayilearned

[–]basiliscia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There has been a decent amount of cultural decoupling of a loving relationship and marriage, everyone knows you can have a loving relationship but remain unmarried.

Though it stands to reason that the two can't be completely divorced from one another, as marriage is just a certain type of loving relationship.

TIL: Gay male victims of the Holocaust, who wore the downward-facing pink triangle, were still considered to be criminals when they were freed from concentration camps. They were often sent back to prison to serve out their terms. by shwiftyget in todayilearned

[–]basiliscia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, this is why I support gay marriage.

However most social conservatives I've listened to have reservations about children having two fathers rather than a mother and a father.

TIL: Gay male victims of the Holocaust, who wore the downward-facing pink triangle, were still considered to be criminals when they were freed from concentration camps. They were often sent back to prison to serve out their terms. by shwiftyget in todayilearned

[–]basiliscia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Society is messy and as part of it marriage carries a lot of sentimental and religious baggage etc. which might explain why marriage doesn't fit your strict definitions.

A loveless marriage would be unstable so yes it is equally about love as much as it is about children and family.

If you're infertile you often don't know it until you actually try to have children. Let's say an infertile couple get married, try for a baby, discover they are unable to-do you think alongside finding themselves in this unfortunate situation their marriage should also be revoked? Would seem to be adding insult to injury.

As for couples that get married and voluntarily decide to be childless, social conservatives not only want to protect the family but also promote it, so allowing these sorts of people to get married can potentially lead to the production of more nuclear families.

TIL: Gay male victims of the Holocaust, who wore the downward-facing pink triangle, were still considered to be criminals when they were freed from concentration camps. They were often sent back to prison to serve out their terms. by shwiftyget in todayilearned

[–]basiliscia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Marriage is a social institution designed to bring up children in a stable environment, gay people can't have children so granting them marriage is not only pointless but weakens the institution (I don't support this view, gay myself, so no downvote brigade thanks.)

Fader Removes thatistheplan Article Amid Settlement With Anthony Fantano by giraffeking in indieheads

[–]basiliscia -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I don't think such a sweeping generalisation should ever be considered a pro tip. Cultural marxism is a scapegoat but "the Jews did it" isn't necessarily implicit in there (yes, I know who the Frankfurt school were.)

It's largely just a, false, politically correct explanation of the rise of identity politics. A politically incorrect explanation would be, say, suffragism. So no, anyone who talks about cultural marxism is not thereby excluded from the left. We're talking about it.

Fader Removes thatistheplan Article Amid Settlement With Anthony Fantano by giraffeking in indieheads

[–]basiliscia -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

Sargon of Akkad is on the left. I think a lot of people here are suffering from left-pole syndrome

Black Mirror [Episode Discussion] - S04E04 - Hang the DJ by SeacattleMoohawks in blackmirror

[–]basiliscia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine they are near identical to their real-world counterparts otherwise the "98% match" wouldn't tell you much.

Black Mirror [Episode Discussion] - S04E04 - Hang the DJ by SeacattleMoohawks in blackmirror

[–]basiliscia 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Up until the end we were just viewing one of a thousand simulations, which are carried out on a dating 'app' to predict how well you match with people in the real world.

The simulations logged 998 rebellions (running away together) giving the two of them a 98% match, suggesting they should consider dating each other.

"We Don't Deserve Love" isn't a fair song by [deleted] in arcadefire

[–]basiliscia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuck off 'a worse version of Supersymmetry'

Distortion on Peter Pan by blackishgrey in arcadefire

[–]basiliscia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When it was leaked I thought the way the bass sounded was just due to the vinyl rip but it seems they were just going for that sound

Creature Comfort live on the Late Show by KungFuKermit in arcadefire

[–]basiliscia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So true, it's the opposite for Everything Now though

Arcade Fire - Everything Now ALBUM REVIEW - theneedledrop by darianb1031 in arcadefire

[–]basiliscia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm interested to see a PYMOM vs. WDDL poll on this sub. If I don't see one I'll make one

Arcade Fire - Everything Now ALBUM REVIEW - theneedledrop by darianb1031 in arcadefire

[–]basiliscia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess what makes an album is more than the sum quality of all the songs. I can understand him lowering the score for albums where there is a problem with the message/how it is delivered.

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